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third-person effect  

Definition

  • The third-person effect, originally proposed by W. Phillips Davison in 1983, consists of a perceptual component and a behavioral component. The perceptual component is the view that media messages have a greater effect on others than on oneself. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Third-Person Effect]

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